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  • A(H1N1) flu continues to spread

    A(H1N1) flu continues to spread

    May 24, 2009

    GENEVA May 23 (Prensa Latina) The A(H1N1) flu epidemic has continued to spread worldwide and the number of cases exceeds 1,200 in more than 40 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of...

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  • Bold move by Bolivia’s President Morales

    Bold move by Bolivia’s President Morales

    May 23, 2009

    Original source: Bolivian President Evo Morales has approved a decree allowing the state to seize property from citizens suspected of terrorism or separatism. Mr Morales said on Wednesday that the measure is needed to dissuade right-wing...

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  • WORLD NOTES Afghanistan, Somalia, United Nations, Cuba, Great Britain, Mexico

    WORLD NOTES Afghanistan, Somalia, United Nations, Cuba, Great Britain, Mexico

    May 22, 2009

    Afghanistan: Bombings lead to impasse President Hamid Karzai demanded recently that U.S. air raids against the Taliban cease. His nationally televised plea came after U.S. bombs earlier this month reportedly killed over 100 civilians in western...

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  • Obama stands firm on shutting down Gitmo

    Obama stands firm on shutting down Gitmo

    May 22, 2009

    WASHINGTON — At the National Archives here, standing in front of a backdrop depicting the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, President Obama declared that operating the torture prison at Guantanamo set...

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  • Probe uncovers Catholic schools horror in Ireland

    Probe uncovers Catholic schools horror in Ireland

    May 22, 2009

    Original source: An investigation into Ireland's Roman Catholic-run institutions has found that thousands of boys and girls were terrorised in workhouse-style schools for decades. It also revealed that government inspectors failed to stop the chronic beatings,...

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